A section of residents of Ward No. 6 (Gokulam), led by former Corporator SBM Manju submitting a memorandum to KSRTC Officers Puttegowda (Labour Welfare Officer) and Dinesh Kumar (Divisional Traffic Officer), to provide regular bus services and stoppages, at Gokulam, Brindavan Extension and surrounding localities. Senior citizen Rajeshwari, residents Leelavathi Lakshman, Ramakrishna, Arvind and President…
‘Be gentle with KSRTC drivers, conductors’
November 29, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Sumalatha, Manager of Vijayanagar depot, KSRTC Mysuru Division, advised the people to behave gently with KSRTC bus drivers and conductors who always work under stress. She was speaking after felicitating drivers VenkataSwamy and T. Mahesh and conductor MahadevaSwamy of bus route no. 95D during the 68th Kannada Rajyotsava celebrations organised by ArasuJagrutiMahila Sabha Trust,…
Woman dies as KSRTC bus hits her scooter
November 26, 2023Incident occurs near Mysore Palace Mysore/Mysuru: A woman was killed when a KSRTC bus collided with a scooter that was moving at its front near Kote Maramma Temple in the vicinity of Mysore Palace this morning. The woman was riding pillion and according to Police and eye-witnesses, she was not wearing helmet, despite carrying one…
Shakti: 100 crore women travellers and counting
November 25, 2023KSRTC bus drivers honoured for ‘Accident-Free Driving’ Bengaluru: Chief Minister Siddharamaiah said: “The State is celebrating the moment of 100 crore women travelling for free under Shakti Scheme, when the BJP leaders including Prime Minister Narendra Modi were sceptical about the implementation of Guarantee Schemes and criticised that the State will go bankrupt it the…
Pedestrian killed as KSRTC bus hits
November 21, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: A woman, who was crossing the road, was killed when a KSRTC bus hit her on Nelson Mandela Road on Nov. 18 evening. The deceased has been identified as Sathyabhama (55), a housemaid and a resident of K.R. Mills Colony. Sathyabhama, after finishing her work, was crossing the road near Bal Bhavan in Bannimantap…
KSRTC TC deputed to monitor bus stoppage
November 11, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: To ensure that KSRTC TC deputed to monitor bus stoppage operating on Mysuru-Bilikere route provide stoppage in front of Maharani’s Women’s Commerce and Management College on Valmiki Road, Vinayakanagar, a Traffic Controller (TC) has been deputed by KSRTC for the last 15 days. Following the complaints from students that KSRTC buses were not providing…
KSRTC to ply 2,000 additional buses for Deepavali season
November 7, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: In anticipation of the Deepavali festival rush, the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) has implemented extensive measures to accommodate the increased number of travellers during this festive season. To ensure a hassle-free experience during the festivities, KSRTC will deploy an additional 2,000 buses departing from Bengaluru to various destinations within Karnataka and neighbouring…
KSRTC bus damaged as tree branch falls
October 17, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: The front glass of a KSRTC bus was damaged, when a dry branch of a tree fell on it near Sub-Urban Bus Stand here at the start of Irwin Road on Sunday. The KSRTC Bus (KA-45-F-0004), belonging to Periyapatna Depot, which ply on Mysuru-Kodagu route, departed from city’s Sub-Urban Bus Stand yesterday morning. When…
Woman dies after falling from bus
September 1, 2023M.M. Hills: A woman died after falling from a moving KSRTC bus at the 25th bend between Male Mahadeshwara Hills (M.M. Hills) and Talbetta recently. The deceased has been identified as Vinoda (45), wife of Raju, a resident of Karadakere village in Maddur taluk, Mandya. Vinoda, along with her husband, who had come to M.M….
Gen. K.S. Thimayya Statue at Madikeri collapses as KSRTC bus crashes on it
August 21, 2023Madikeri: The landmark bronze statue of General Kodandera S. Thimayya at the entrance of Madikeri town crashed early this morning as a speeding KSRTC bus collided against it. The impact of the accident was such that the statue fell onto the ground, toppling the granite pedestal on which the statue stood. The bus came to…
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